1971 NCAA College Division football rankings

The 1971 NCAA College Division football rankings are from the United Press International poll of College Division head coaches and from the Associated Press poll of sportswriters and broadcasters. The 1971 season was the fourteenth year UPI published a Coaches Poll in what was termed the "Small College" division. It was the twelfth year for the AP version of the Small College poll. The AP poll was a "Top 20" for the first week, but switched to a "Top 10" for the rest of the season.

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